Warm-summer Mediterranean

Lexington, Washington

Cowlitz County, Washington · Population 4.5k · 49 ft elevation

Living in Lexington

Lexington has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 79°F) and mild winters (January lows around 35°F).

Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).

Skies are gray (48% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 22 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Lexington at a glance

Population
4.5k
Elevation
49 ft
Average daily high
63°F35th percentile
Average daily low
43°F36th percentile
Annual precipitation
48″67th percentile
Annual snowfall
2″32th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,235 hrs1th percentile
Median AQI
222th percentile
Median home value
$344k65th percentile
Median rent
$1,537/mo69th percentile
Median household income
$101k75th percentile
Property tax rate
1.24%63th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
0.0%
Sales tax (state + local)
9.4%
Unemployment rate
12.6%
Homes with broadband
96%82th percentile
Walkability index
5.36th percentile
Average commute
26 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
33%30th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
54%
Overall natural-hazard risk
9048th percentile
Outdoor access
7978th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
1%
Public land within 30 miles
15%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
2,362 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lexington, Washington
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan48°F35°F6.5″0.5″89 hrs
Feb52°F35°F4.8″0.7″120 hrs
Mar57°F37°F4.9″0.2″143 hrs
Apr62°F40°F4.1″—185 hrs
May69°F45°F3.1″—237 hrs
Jun73°F49°F2.0″—251 hrs
Jul79°F53°F0.6″—325 hrs
Aug80°F53°F1.0″—298 hrs
Sep76°F50°F2.3″—239 hrs
Oct64°F44°F4.4″—166 hrs
Nov53°F39°F7.2″0.1″101 hrs
Dec47°F35°F7.1″0.8″83 hrs

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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology